Practical wisdom: Competencies required in alleviating suffering in palliative care

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 293-299

  Öhlén, Joakim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMPATHY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STANDARD;

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMPATHY; ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036982523     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585970201800408     Document Type: Review

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